Parliament passes NERC Bill Kathmandu, August 11 The Parliament today endorsed the Nepal Electricity Regulatory Commission (NERC) Bill, which has paved the way to form a regulatory body to oversee the companies involved in generation, distribution, transmission and trading of... 12 Aug, 2017
Macron wins French presidency, to sighs of relief in Europe Winning margin of 66.06-33.94 percent wider than predicted Marine Le Pen still scores record result for far-right party Macron set to be France's youngest leader since Napoleon Ex-banker acknowledges voters' "divisions, anger, anxiety" ... Women 08 May, 2017
Govt plans to frame umbrella economic policy Kathmandu, April 18 The government plans to introduce an umbrella economic policy for federal Nepal and all the sectoral polices will be aligned with the umbrella policy to move towards higher economic growth trajectory, according to Deputy Prime... 19 Apr, 2017
Economy cannot sustain federal system: Mahat Kathmandu, February 19 Former finance minister Ram Sharan Mahat has said that the federal system is costly for the country as it will raise the administrative cost heavily as there will be separate provincial assemblies, commissions and other... 20 Feb, 2017
FNCCI seeks reforms in upcoming budget Finance minister says government not deviated from principle of free market economy Kathmandu, May 12 The umbrella body of the private sector has questioned the government’s stance on liberal economic policies citing the unjustified actions... 13 May, 2016
FinMin Mahat says policies adopted earlier irreversible Kathmandu, September Businesspeople have been urged not to worry too much about the jargons of socialism in draft constitution because it is not easy for any political party to adopt absolute socialist approach since the country has progressed as a... 08 Sep, 2015
CNI, NCC submit feedback on draft constitution to CA chair Kathmandu, July 21 The Confederation of Nepalese Industries (CNI) and Nepal Chamber of Commerce (NCC) have submitted their feedback on the draft of the new constitution. CNI’s feedback includes the guarantee of free market economy, employer’s... 22 Jul, 2015
Private sector loses its patron KATHMANDU: Nepal lost the leader, who believed in democratic socialism, the role and capacity of private sector and the industrialisation of the country. Under late Girija Prasad Koirala’s leadership during the early 90s, the country took major... 20 Mar, 2010
Peru's prime minister to resign LIMA: Peru's Prime Minister Yehude Simon said he will resign in the coming weeks once a crisis over Indian rights in the Amazon has been settled and calm returns. "I will leave as soon as everything has been calmed down, which should be in the... Women 17 Jun, 2009
Upendra Yadav pledges investment board soon Kathmandu, March 12:Minister for Foreign Affairs Upendra Yadav said the government would soon set up a high-level investment board under the chair of Prime Minister Pushpa Kamal Dahal ‘Prachanda’ in order to simplify the procedures for the... Travel 12 Mar, 2009
Manifestos at a glance : Parties are one on most issues Election manifestos are matters of rites for the political parties in Nepal. Yet the intelligentsia digs deep into them in order to decipher the commitments and policies of different political parties since the gap between commitments and actual... 23 Mar, 2008
HAN team, Maoists discuss tourism Kathmandu, July 10 :Hotel Association-Nepal (HAN) and its office bearers have apprised various problems faced by the hotel industry to the CPN-Maoists and its party leaders amid an interaction held here today. Prachanda, chairman of CPN-Maoists,... 10 Jul, 2006
